



019-20 AU L961 EX FIP: 05/96 XR 0289167 (No Model.)

S. D. STYLES.

CALENDAR.

No. 289.167. Patented NOV. 27, 1883.

UNTTED STATES PATENT ()FFICEO CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 89,167, dated November27, 1583.

11') all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Sinner; l). ti'rvues. a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city of N cw York, county of New York, and Stateof Xew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCalendars, fully described andrepresented in the following specificationand the accompanying draw ings, forming a part of the same,

This invention relates to that class of ealeir dars in which the days ofthe dilierent months are indicated upon a series of leaves OISl ICCl'Sso arranged that by removing one ot'the sheets at the end of each montha new sheet will be presented for the succeeding month, and so on to theend of the year, or other period for which the calendar is intended.

It is the object of the invention to produce a calendar of this generalcharacter which shall not only present a neat and attractive appearanceand aiford a convenientand desirable advertising medium, but which shallalso at' ford greater facilities for ascertaining the day of the week ormonth than have heretofore been possessed by calendars of thischaracter.

To these ends the invention consists in various details of construction.which will be hereinafter fully explained and particularly poi nted out.

In the accom ianying drawings, Figure 1. is a plan view of a calendarembodying the present invention, the upper or outer leaf of the seriesbeing partly torn away. Fig. 2 is a central transverse vertical sectionof the same.

Referring to said figures,it will be seen that the calendar is composedof a series of leaves or sheets, a, each of which bears at its top thename of one of the months of the year, and around its outer edge a rowof figuresor characters representing the days of saidmonth. The sheets aare secured together by means of one or more staples or other suitablefastening, b, which fastening, as shown in the present case, (which isthe preferred construction,) also secures the sheets to a suitable cardor backing, c. This backing, which affords a support for the calendar,may be provided with an easelleg for supporting the calendar in anupright or inclined position upon a desk or table, or with a. suitabledevice, as d, for suspending it against the wall of a. room.

(No model.)

It will usually be found most desirable to provide one of the leaves afor each month ot'theycar. A great er or less number may,however, beused. resent only a part of a month, or each leaf may bear figuresrepresenting the days of two or more months; and, if desired, a.sufticient number of leaves may be provided to make the calendaravailable for more than one year. The form ofthe leaves and backing isnot essential. That shown, however, isdcemed pret erable.

The series of leaves (1. arranged as just de scribed, are provided witha hand or pointer, c, mounted to turn upon a small stud or bolt,

j, which passes through the center of theleaves and backing, and isprovided with a nut, g, which can be advanced onto the stud, so as tohold the pointer snugly against the face of the outer leaf. As the dayssucceed each other the pointer will be advanced step by step, so as toalways indicate the proper day, and thus a person consulting thecalendar will be enabled to ascertain the day of the month without thetrouble of careful scrutiny. At the end of the month the outer leaf willbe torn oil, so as to display the leaf for the next month, and the nut 9will be slightly advanced, so as to hold the pointer snugly against theface of the new leaf, and the operation will continue to herepeateduntil all of the leaves have been removed. The space upon the baeking 0,outside of the leaves a, may be provided with suitable ornamentation, asthe border h, to give the calendar an attractive appearance, or it maycontain advertising matter, or other matter giving useful or desirableinformation. The back of the card 0 may also be utilized in the samemanner. The figures or characters indicating the days of the month mayand preferably will be accompanied by the names of the days of the week,as shown, and the ures representing the Sundays will preferably beprinted with a different style of type, as also shown, or in a differentcolor, or be otherwise made readily distinguishable. These features willadd both to the convenience and attractiveness of the calendar. Thespace upon the leaves (1, inside the row of figures representing thedays of the month, may be provided with any suitable ornamentation; orit Each of the leaves may rep-

